SPOTLIGHT: SCOTT TANSKI
BY: Bruce Berlet When Scott Tanski roofed a shot under the crossbar to win his second practice-ending shootout in three days last week, he was mobbed by virtually all of his Connecticut Whale teammates, many of whom leaped into the plexi-glass to try to…
WHALE REBOUND
VERSUS Say what you will about Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander, but the guy knows how to motivate a team and he knows how to win. For the fourth time in the last five games, the fifth year Wolf Pack/Whale Head Coach did what it took…
WHALE BITE BACK ON SHARKS
VERSUS BY: Brian Ring The Connecticut Whale defeated the Worcester Sharks, 3-2, in their preseason finale Sunday afternoon at Champions Skating Center in Cromwell, Conn. Scott Tanski, T.J. Fast and Chris McKelvie all scored for the Whale, who…
McKELVIE RETURNED TO GREENVILLE
WHALE RETURN CHRIS McKELVIE TO GREENVILLE HARTFORD, CT: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the team has returned forward Chris McKelvie to its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors.
WHALE HARPOONED BY BULLDOGS
VERSUS For Connecticut Whale Ken Gernander this could not have been a fun last couple of weeks. First the parent New York Rangers took the heart and soul out of his surging team when they recalled six of his best players and then the Hamilton Bulldogs…
MCKELVIE UP
WHALE RECALL FORWARD CHRIS MCKELVIE FROM GREENVILLE * * * * Rookie has Six Points in 16 ECHL Games HARTFORD, CT: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the team has recalled forward Chris…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT – As Howard Baldwin and his son, Howard Jr., walked into the Rentschler Field press box just after noon Thursday, their jaws seemingly dropped to the floor as they spoke as one. “Awesome,” they said in stereo while…
FOUR-IN-A-ROW NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING
VERSUS Greenville, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors were close to ending their three-game losing streak against Gwinnett on Friday night but could not hang onto a third period lead and fell 8-6 at the BI-LO Center. The loss dropped Greenville to…
ROAD WARRIORS STOMP EVERBLADES
VERSUS Greenville, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors halted their three game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Florida Everblades on Thursday night at the BI-LO Center. The win improved Greenville’s record to 24-10-2.
COMEBACK COMES UP SHORT FOR WARRIORS
VERSUS DULUTH, GA – The Greenville Road Warriors erased a two-goal defecit in the third period on Friday night in Gwinnett, but gave up the winning goal late in the final frame and fell by a 4-3 score on Friday night. The loss dropped…